AR SB619

Allows isolated schools previously consolidated under the Public Education Reorganization Act to detach and form independent school districts through a petition signed by at least 350 registered voters or 51% of voters within the isolated school boundaries, followed by voter approval at the next annual school election

Establishes a 5-member elected board of directors for each isolated school district, with members drawing lots for staggered 2-year, 4-year, or 6-year initial terms

Bases first-year state funding on the prior-year average daily membership of the school before separation, and makes isolated districts eligible for standard public school funding plus additional isolated status funds

Requires the parent district to release ownership of the isolated school's facilities and accompanying debt, and transfers school buses purchased with isolated funds, equipment, textbooks, technology, and athletic equipment to the new district

Allows isolated districts to be managed by a locally-hired director, a state-appointed director overseeing all isolated districts, or another superintendent appointed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education